Acquiring Medical Language
Author | : Steven L Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2023 |
ISBN-10 | : 1264110685 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781264110681 |
Rating | : 4/5 (681 Downloads) |
Download or read book Acquiring Medical Language written by Steven L Jones and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Acquiring Medical Language, 3e, approaches medical terminology not as words to be memorized but as a language to be learned. If you treat medical terminology as a language and learn how to read terms like sentences, you will be able to communicate clearly as a health care professional and will be a full participant in the culture of medicine. Memorizing definitions is equal to a traveler memorizing a few phrases in another language to help during a brief vacation: it will help a traveler survive for a few days. But if one is going to live in another culture for an extended period of time, learning to speak and understand the language becomes essential"--